Well, I put no weight on the MR posts.Heck, I don't even listen to WSJ. What has me perking my ears up are the NYT and Fortune statements.
and verizon CEO asking apple for the iphone
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'Fortune' Adds Its Voice to Verizon iPhone Confirmations
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and verizon CEO asking apple for the iphone
Really? I had one bad experience, but it was just an ignorant worker. My other 5-10 calls to customer service went perfect. Spoke to knowledgable people who got me exactly what information I was asking for.
I've been nothing but happy with my Verizon service. I use the mobile hotspot feature on my Palm Pre and can surf the web at a decent clip in the middle of nowhere.. unlimited bandwidth.. for $30 a month.
I've yet to drop a call, and have yet to have to say to someone "Let me call you back when I get to a better area".
Two things that happened to me FREQUENTLY with AT&T
Sure, it's not 3G speed EVERYWHERE.. but what would you rather have? 2G or NO G?
The Verizon network may not be the fastest, but what good does a fancy phone do if you have absolutely no signal 70% of the time?
I've yet to drop a call, and have yet to have to say to someone "Let me call you back when I get to a better area".
Two things that happened to me FREQUENTLY with AT&T
Sure, it's not 3G speed EVERYWHERE.. but what would you rather have? 2G or NO G?
The Verizon network may not be the fastest, but what good does a fancy phone do if you have absolutely no signal 70% of the time?
T-Mobile is better than AT&T and Verizon
Many other people, including myself, had the exact same problem with AT&T. After spending countless hours on the phone every month to dispute monthly charges that were hundreds of dollars over what I should be paying, I finally left AT&T for T-Mobile. I am happy with T-Mobile's excellent customer service.
If the iPhone 4 comes to T-Mobile, I will be among the first to purchase one.
Many other people, including myself, had the exact same problem with AT&T. After spending countless hours on the phone every month to dispute monthly charges that were hundreds of dollars over what I should be paying, I finally left AT&T for T-Mobile. I am happy with T-Mobile's excellent customer service.
If the iPhone 4 comes to T-Mobile, I will be among the first to purchase one.
Typical template responses
Whenever there's a forum war about cell carriers, you get 4 templated responses:
1.) "AT&T is the greatest and I love my iPhone. I would never buy a Verizon iPhone because they rip off their customers (not true) and cripple their phones (also not true.)
2.) "I'm never going to Verizon or AT&T because their prices are outrageous for data. I'm with Sprint/T-Mobile/Welfare Wireless and I get unlimited everything for $38 (and horrible coverage and outsourced customer service to go with it.)
3.) "I'll never buy an iPhone! Android is taking over!" (People that type this then inhale deeply from their crack pipe...)
4.) "I had Verizon and my bill was always $1,000!" (Because I'm dumb and never choose the correct plan for my usage or track my usage)
Whenever there's a forum war about cell carriers, you get 4 templated responses:
1.) "AT&T is the greatest and I love my iPhone. I would never buy a Verizon iPhone because they rip off their customers (not true) and cripple their phones (also not true.)
2.) "I'm never going to Verizon or AT&T because their prices are outrageous for data. I'm with Sprint/T-Mobile/Welfare Wireless and I get unlimited everything for $38 (and horrible coverage and outsourced customer service to go with it.)
3.) "I'll never buy an iPhone! Android is taking over!" (People that type this then inhale deeply from their crack pipe...)
4.) "I had Verizon and my bill was always $1,000!" (Because I'm dumb and never choose the correct plan for my usage or track my usage)
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I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does this mean when iPhone 5 comes out AT&T won't get it?? I'm a little confused. To use the newer iPhone's say AT&T looses the contract we'd have to switch to Verizon ?
No, loosing exclusivity doesn't mean AT&T would lose the iPhone.
My best guess is that if we do see a CDMA iPhone, it will be on a different release cycle than the GSM iPhone. This would reduce the manufacturing pressure.
My prediction.....possible CDMA iPhone 4 in Q1. iPhone 5 release end of Q2/beginning of Q3 as usual. iPhone 5 could be a hybrid CDMA/GSM model.